Comments on: Don’t Believe Everything You Think {Mantra 17}

By: Lynn D. Morrissey

Lynn D. Morrissey — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:02:41 +0000

Excellent insights, Lisa, and I love the remake of the old adage, “Don’t believe everything you hear,” especially, maybe, when it’s our own inner dialogue, huh? 🙂
xo
L

By: Lory @ Entering the Enchanted Castle

Lory @ Entering the Enchanted Castle — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:34:53 +0000

You are not the only one who tells stories in your head! I think this is one way the mind can be so very useful, but only if we realize they are stories. If we take them for reality, they become useless. (Following that great quote from Richard Rohr.) I think that reality is in God’s hands and he leads us towards it, but slowly. Not taking all our thoughts for the ultimate reality is a very important practice on that journey.

By: Jillian

Jillian — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 23:28:54 +0000

Such a good reminder and something I need to remember often.

By: Catherine Sokolowski

Catherine Sokolowski — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:02:47 +0000

I love the advice you give to counteract believing every thought we have is true. I’d like to believe the positive thoughts I have but would give anything to believe the negative thoughts were a figment of my imagination!

By: Joanne Viola

Joanne Viola — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:21:58 +0000

This is so true, Lisa. I love the Richard Rohr quote!

By: Linda Stoll

Linda Stoll — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:01:48 +0000

this makes me wonder how many lies i’ve believed over the years and have taken to heart …

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:19:18 +0000

In reply to Terri.

No problem about the mistaken assumption, Terri. I’m glad we each have the freedom to write about the topics that interest us the most. 🙂

I appreciate your thoughts here on the post. I agree that taking every thought captive is key. I definitely need God’s help with this because it’s difficult enough to catch ourselves having faulty thoughts, and then difficult to correct them. Grace is critical.

By: Anita Ojeda

Anita Ojeda — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:09:32 +0000

This is such an important mantra! I’ve been guilty of thinking my thoughts are the gospel truth, when, in fact, they are just my thoughts. It’s been freeing to realize I don’t have all the answers (nor do I need to).

By: Terri

Terri — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:13:17 +0000

I often have those thoughts and other similar thoughts. I have to remind myself- this is justa thought. This is not a fact. You know people care about you because___ You know that the truth is ____ you know that God says_____ Asking God for wisdom and taking every thought captive is the key. Great blog; I shared this on Facebook. Again, I apologize for my previous comment. I did not know we could write about anything we wanted. I thought we all had to use the one word prompt. Thank you for correcting me.

By: Lisa Blair

Lisa Blair — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:52:34 +0000

When I was younger, I thought my thoughts were true, but when I became older, I learned to listen to the Lord, others, and wait for truth to come fully in the light.